Button.



L. R. CARLEY.

BUTTON.

Patented July 25, 1916.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.`I7, 1916.

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LEONARD R. CABLEY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J uly- 25, 1916.

Application led February 17, 1916. Serial N o. 78,832.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, LEONARD R. CARLEY, a subject of His Majesty the Kingof Great Britain, 'and a resident of Waterbury, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have made and invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Buttons, of which the following isaspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in buttons, and more particularlyto that kind or type known and referred to as swivel or flexiblebuttons; an object of the invention being to provide an article of thiskind or character wherein a relatively large amount of movement andflexibility is provided, for the head' of the button.

A further object is to provide a button possessing extreme flexibility,including a large range of vertical movement for the head, wherein thecloth or material forming the edge of the button-hole to which thebutton is to be secured, orthe wire loop such as forms the attachingmember for the buttons in overalls, and similar garments, is preventedfrom becoming jammed and wedged beneath the hub, which not only exposesthe eyelet to undue wear and strains, but also prevents the button frombeing readily removed from the buttonhole.

A further object is to accomplish the aforementioned ends in a simpleand expeditious manner, resulting in a thoroughly practical anddesirable button, which, when secured to a garment, is capable of longand continuous service, even though exposed to a considerable amount ofhard usage and abuse. The extreme flexibility of the button and the factthat it may be telescoped so as to occupy little space, allow the buttonto pass through a clothes-wringer without injury, and, furthermore,provide for the securement 0f the base of the button at apoint adj acentthe material to which it is attached.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the description proceeds,wherein it is tov be understood that changes in the precise embodimentof my invention can be made within the scope of what is claimed withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is disclosed in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in central vertical sec-l tion of a button possessingthe characteristic features of my invention, the head of the buttonbeing extended, and the tack or holding means being illustrated prior tothis attachment to the button; Fig. 2 is a similar view with the tack orfastening means in its seated position and with the head of the buttonretracted; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the button with portions of thetop cap removed; and Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of the die of thebutton prior to its securement to the open eyelet, which, in connectiontherewith, forms the fixed and supporting base of Ithe button.

Referring specifically to the several views, the button comprises a head10 which is formed for swiveling and vertical movementsupon the base 11,the latter being r1g1dly and permanently secured to the cloth 12 by thetack or fastener 13.

The head of the button is formed with the top plate 14, which may besuitably ornamented, and with the edges thereof downwardly and inwardlyturned so as to form a rim 15, to which is secured a lower plate 16. Thecentral portion of the lower plate is offset to form a hub `17, the freeand lower extremity of which is inwardly bent, defining a bottom plate18, through which extends a centrally disposed opening 19. An anvil 20,of disk-like formation, is located between the top and lower plates ofthe head, and extends across the upper and open extremityI of the hub. f

The base 11 of the button, and upon which the head is adapted to swivel,tilt, and move in a vertical direction, is formed with an open eyelet21, the shank 22 of which eX- tends loosely through the opening 19 inthe extremity of the eyelet is overturned, forming a flange 23,restricting the movement of the head and preventing it .from becomingdetached from the eyelet. tremity of the shank 21 is outwardly.'`flared, forming an annular supporting plate 24, the

larger in diameter than the hub 17 of the button head, and ladapted toreceive and contain the lower extremity of the hub therein.

The upstanding ring, which is carried at the outer extremity of theannular supporting plate 0f the eyelet, is substantially equal in heightto the length of the shank 22 of the eyelet, so that the lower extremityof the hub of the button is prevented from moving bottom plate of thebutton hub. The upper Thev4 lower exouter edge of which 1s u wardlylooped, i forming an upstanding rmg 25 slightly" above the upper edge ofthis ring, thereby preventing the exposure of the shank of the eyeletand protecting it from wear by contact with the sides of the article towhich the.

ing so jammed, thereby insuring that theV button head may always beeasily and quickly unfastened.

A die 26 is rigidly secured to the eyelet and contains a restricted neck27, the lower extremity of which is outwardly flared, rigidly engagingthe eyelet and increasing the bearing area of the annular plate 24. Theconsiderable range of vertical movement of the head of thebutton allowsa relatively short die to be used, as it is only necessary that theouter extremity of the die be capable of contacting with the anvil 2Owhen the head of the button is in its lowered and retracted position.With the parts so arranged, the compressive strains incident to thesecurement of the button to the cloth, including the upsetting of thepiercing end of the fastener within the die 26, are taken up, andtransmitted by, the anvil 20. The Short die allows a relatively shortfastener tobe used, so that the securement between the base of thebutton and the fastener is located but a short distance above thematerial to which the button is attached, thereby preventing theoccurrence of undue bending moments and forces from being brought tobear upon the base of the button.

What l claim is .1. A button of the class described comprlsing a baseformed with an eyelet having a substantially cylindrical shank, thelower extremity of said eyelet formed as a ring, a die fixedly securedto said eyelet and enlarging at its upper extremity, a button headincluding a downwardly extending hub, the lower extremity of said hubloosely engaging the shank of said eyelet and adapted to Shifttherealong, an anvil located in said button head and extending acrossthe upper open extremity of said hub, saidanvil adapted to rest uponsaid die head when the head of said button is in its retracted position,the upper extremity of said eyelet formed to prevent the lower extremityof lsaid hub passing' above the upper extremity of the ring of theeyelet.

2. A button comprising an eyelet having a supporting plate at its lowerextremity with an upturned outer edge, a die secured to said eyelet, ahead including a hub with a bottom plate loosely fitting around theshank of said eyelet, the upturned outer edge of the supporting plate ofsaid eyelet extending adjacent the lower extremity of the bottom plateof said hub when the head of said button is in its extended position.

3. A flexible button comprising a base formed with an open eyelet, thelower extremity of said eyelet outwardly flared and forming a supportingplate, an upstanding ring carried at the outer edge of said supportingplate, a button head including a hub wlth a bottom plate, the bottomplate of said hub fitting around the shank of said eyelet, the lowerextremity of said hub adapted to be contained within the upstanding ringof said supporting plate, a die with an upper closed end iixedly securedto said eyelet and adapted to receive a fastening member therein.

4. A button of the class described comprising a base fo-rmed with aneyelet, a die fixedly secured to said eyelet and enlarging at its upperextremity, a button head comprising upper and lower plates, the lowerplate provided with a downwardly extending hub the lower extremity ofwhich loosely engages the shank of said eyelet and adapted to shifttherealong, an anvil carried between theupper and lower plates of saidbutton head and extending across the upper open extremity of said hub,said anvil adapted to rest upon said die when the head of said button isin its retracted position.

5. A button comprising an eyelet having a supporting plate at its lowerextremity with an upturned outer edge, and with a cylindrical shank, adie secured to said eyelet, a head including a hub with a bottom plateloosely fitting around the shank of said eyelet, the upturned outer edgeof the supporting plate of said eyelet extending adjacent the lowerextremity of the bottom plate of said hub when the head of said buttonis in its extended position.

6. A flexible button comprising a base formed with an open eyelet, saideyelet provided with a cylindrical shank, the lower extremity of saideyelet outwardly dared and forming a supporting plate, an upstandingring carried at the outer edge of said supporting plate, a button headincluding a hub with a botto-m plate, the bottom plate of said hubfitting around the cylindrical shank of said eyelet, the lower extremity.of said hub adapted to be contained within the upstanding ring of saidsupporting plate, a die with an upper closed end lixedly secured'to saideyelet and adapted to receive a fastening member therein.

7. A button of the class described comprising a base formed with aneyelet having a substantially cylindrical shank, a die fixedly secured.to said eyelet and enlarging at its upper extremity, a button headcomprising upper and lower plates, the lower plate provided with adownwardly extending hub the lower extremity of which loosely engagesthe shank of said eyelet and adapted to shift thereelong, an anvilcarried between hatten, in the county of New Yorkand State the upper andlower 'plates of said button of New York, this 16th day ofrFebruary,head and extending across the upper open A. D. 1916.

extremity of said hub, said anvil adapted to LEONARD R. CARLEY. 5 restupon saiddie when the head of said Witnesses:

button is in its retracted position. A. V. WALSH,

Signed at New York, borough of Man- M. E. CRITGHLEY.

